Moody was known by a number of Gardai, for years, and they Did Nothing. Garda Omerta Code.

Paul Moody, a former Garda, was jailed for three years and three months in July 2022 for coercive control of his terminally ill partner over four years. He pleaded guilty to coercive control, with 19 additional charges—including assault, harassment, theft, criminal damage, and threats to kill—taken into account. The victim described a campaign of physical and emotional abuse, including Moody stealing her cancer medication and sending over 30,000 threatening messages, with one instance of 652 messages in 14 hours. He was suspended from An Garda Síochána in March 2021 and resigned before dismissal

Paul Moody, a former Garda, faces new charges of harassment, intimidation, and demanding money from a woman, related to alleged incidents in 2016 and 2017. He appeared in court in November 2024, with a trial set for December 2025. Moody, previously jailed in 2022 for coercive control, has not yet entered a plea.